East Brunswick High School athletics · Monday, Nov. 9 through Friday, Nov. 13, 2026
Four teams were left in Central Jersey Group 4 on Wednesday afternoon. East Brunswick was one of them.
The Bears’ tournament run ended that day at Hunterdon Central, closing a boys soccer season that started 1-3 and finished in the sectional semifinals. That was the last game on the fall schedule for every East Brunswick team but one: senior Raphael Bostan still has a race to run, and it’s a big one.
Boys Soccer: The Run Ends One Step From the Final
No. 5 Hunterdon Central scored in the first half and twice more in the second, and won the semifinal 3-1 on its home field. East Brunswick’s goal came in the second half. The Bears put six shots on goal, and Hunterdon Central’s goalkeeper saved five of them.
The loss ends a season worth remembering. East Brunswick lost three of its first four games. From there the Bears went 13-2-2, and as the No. 8 seed they won two state tournament games, the second against No. 1 seed Freehold Township, to become one of the last four teams standing in the section.
The final record is 14-5-2. East Brunswick scored 53 goals and allowed 28, with eight shutouts in twenty-one games.
Keko Michael led the team in goals (16), assists (12) and points (44), and scored in both state tournament wins. Kareem Amer was next with 10 goals and 6 assists, and Giovanny Sousa also scored 10 goals. Quentin Taha added five.
Wednesday was the last high school game for seniors including Michael, Amer, Taha, Liam Kim, Lamine Ndao, Sean Enda, Joshua Ferreira, Ryan Dela Cruz, Daniel Krasnopolskiy, Robert Perillo and goalkeeper Rosario Volino. Sousa is a junior, and goalkeeper Joshua Matthews, who was in goal for both state tournament wins, is a sophomore.
Cross Country: Bostan Has One More Race
The fall isn’t quite over. Bostan’s 16:57.12 at the NJSIAA Group 4 Championships last Saturday was fast enough to earn him a place in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions, the state’s season-ending race for the fastest runners from every group.
The Meet of Champions takes the top ten finishers in each group, plus the next thirty fastest runners statewide who haven’t already qualified with their teams. Bostan’s time ranked 14th in that statewide group, comfortably inside the cutoff.
He runs Saturday, Nov. 14, at Holmdel Park. That race falls after this roundup’s Friday cutoff, so his result will follow.
Also This Week
Football (4-6) and gymnastics (4-3) did not compete this week, and neither has another event listed. The Marching Band wrapped its competition season at the Garden State Cup on Nov. 1. Winter teams are in practice, and the first winter contests on the calendar are boys and girls bowling on Monday, Nov. 30.
The Fall at a Glance
With the semifinal in the books, here’s how East Brunswick’s fall teams finished.
| Sport | Record | The Season in a Line |
|---|---|---|
| Field Hockey | 20-2 | Sixth straight GMC Tournament title; NJSIAA North Jersey Group 4 quarterfinal |
| Girls Tennis | 18-1 | NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4 champions; Group 4 final |
| Boys Soccer | 14-5-2 | NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 4 semifinal |
| Girls Soccer | 8-9-1 | Went 8-4-1 after an 0-5 start; NJSIAA first round |
| Gymnastics | 4-3 | NJSIAA Section C Championships |
| Football | 4-6 | Wins over Iselin Kennedy, North Hunterdon, Voorhees and Hightstown |
| Girls Volleyball | 4-18 | Four wins after an 0-16 start |
| Cross Country | n/a | Bostan to the Meet of Champions |
| Marching Band | n/a | Season-best 86.1 at the Class Championships |
The Week in Full
| Sport | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Boys Soccer | L 3-1 at Hunterdon Central, NJSIAA CJ Group 4 semifinal (11/11) | 14-5-2 |
Coming Up
Schedules can change, so check with the school before heading out.
| Date | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sat., Nov. 14 | Cross Country | NJSIAA Meet of Champions, Holmdel Park (boys race 11 a.m.) |
